smear

nouns

slanderous defamation

a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

cytologic smear, cytosmear, smear

a blemish made by dirt

"he had a smudge on his cheek"

blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

"he made a huge blot on his copybook"

blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain

stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

smear

is a type of (narrower)

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

"don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

make a smudge on; soil by smudging

blur, smear, smudge, smutch

cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

"smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"

daub, smear

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

"The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully